THEOSISJoshua 13:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And now divide the land in possession to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasses,
וְעַתָּ֗ה חַלֵּ֞ק אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה לְתִשְׁעַ֣ת הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים וַחֲצִ֖י הַשֵּׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
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- Num 33:54And you shall divide it among you by lot. To the more you shall give a larger part, and to the fewer a lesser. To every one as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be given. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and the families.
- Ezek 47:13Thus saith the Lord God: This is the border, by which you shall possess the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: for Joseph hath a double portion.
- Ezek 47:23And in what tribe soever the stranger shall be, there shall you give him possession, saith the Lord God.
- Num 26:53To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.
- Num 26:56Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.
- Ezek 48:23And for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, one portion for Benjamin.
- Ezek 48:29This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel: and these are the portions of them, saith the Lord God.
- Num 32:2They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said: